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Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.

The welfare state creates its own victim/client constituency. By making individuals free and independent, we reduce the need for 'charity' to those truly needy citizens what we can certainly afford to help through real charity.

I don't believe in welfare.

I believe welfare makes you lazy and unproductive.

People from both political parties have long recognized that welfare without work creates negative incentives that lead to permanent poverty. It robs people of self-esteem.

The welfare system was designed to do something different when it was started than what it does now. It was a safety net to help people get back to work: if they were sick, it would help them get back.

We spend billions of pounds on welfare, yet millions are trapped on welfare. It's not worth their while going into work.

I understand welfare because I lived it. I understand the difference between a want and a need. The Republican Party promised to bring welfare change. We must deliver on this promise.

The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.

Understand, this is unemployment insurance. It's not welfare, as a lot of my Republican colleagues like to suggest it is. You pay into it when you're working. You get help when you're not.